Haiti: Today I'm asking for ...

... safety for our extended family in Haiti.

Rosemene Joseph, age 42, who gave life and love to two of my children. Who carried the weight as best she could as the family struggled desperately through illness and frightening hunger, ultimately choosing the heart-wrenching decision to allow someone else to parent them. There is no WIC in Haiti. There is no Medicaid. There is no government funded childcare. There are not enough choices to keep every family together. That must change.

My daughter's middle name is "Rose" so that she always has a piece of her first mother with her.




We cry out for strength for their first father, Luc Aldor, age 52. He has sacrificed for all seven of his children. He is a good father (we have been told this by those who know him well). In illness, he was left helpless. His circumstances years ago left him with the most devastating decision as a father. He is a man of faith. My son took "Luke" as his middle name when we finalized their adoptions, so he, too, could carry his father's name with him.




My kids' oldest sister, Lourdie, is now 21. She shares strabismus with my daughter, although she was able to have her eyes repaired upon entering the states. Lourdie wears a prosthetic leg due to an amputation from an infection a few years ago. She was not able to get adequate medical care to save her appendage. Our contact, in Haiti, Karen, was made known of Lourdie's need for a prosthetic, and her organization helped with this. That's how their connection came to be. It was through months and months of random web searches, and Karen posting a picture of Lourdie, with her name, that we were able to reestablish contact with them.




Sarah is 14. She was 13 when this picture was taken last year. I imagine she made sure to be wearing her favorite things, knowing they were taking pics to send back to her siblings.



David is now 8 years old. My kids remember him very well. They spent some time together in orphanages, when their family was at their most desperate points of struggle.



Jenisca is 6 years old. I can see her sister so much in her face.



Dhimel is 4 years old. Could you just eat this kid up??



The Aldor family lives near Bernard Mevs Hospital on Airport Road. From what I can gather, that is in the Mais Gate area of Delmas 33. It's one area where we are NOT finding a lot of information on the web. Those who do know the Aldor's are giving aid to, literally, one hundred people in their own area (actually in their yard - 100 people living in their yard!).

We wait and we pray.